Drumminroe

Houses within 15km of this house

Displaying 63 houses.

Houses within 15km of Drumminroe

Displaying 63 houses.

House name	Description
Moore Hall	Built in 1795 and burnt down in 1923. The residence of George Henry Moore, MP, at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £45. Slater refers to it as the seat of George A. Moore in 1894. The ruin is now owned by Coillte Teoranta.
Greenhills	Greenhills was part of the estate of the Marquess of Sligo until the sale to William Livingstone in 1854 and was let to Joseph Bourke in the early 19th century. It was later occupied by Archibald Stavert who held it from William Livingstone at the time of Griffith's Valuation. It was owned by Matt Fahy in the late 1990s and is still extant.
Creagh	The original house was situated beside the River Robe and was described in September 1836 by Robert Graham as a "nicely laid out cottage residence". Earlier, in 1786, Wilson refers to it as the seat of Mr. Cuff. Mary Louisa Cuffe was leasing the property from Colonel Charles Knox at the time of Griffiths Valuation, when it was valued at £32. A new house was built by Colonel Charles Knox in 1875, which became a tuberculosis sanatorium and a centre for the Agricultural Institute in the 20th century. James Cuff (recorded as Duff), of Creagh, near Ballinrobe, is mentioned as the proprietor of townlands in the parish of Ballynacourty, barony of Dunkellin, county Galway, at the time of the first Ordnance Survey in the 1830s.
Elmhall	Built by Gerald Cuff early in the 18th century, it was let to the Jordans of Murrisk in the 1770s and to a branch of the Browne family of Westport from the 1780s until the early 19th century. In 1786 Wilson refers to it as a seat of the Rt.Hon. James Cuffe. In 1837 the 1st edition Ordnance Survey map notes that it was 'in ruins'. The Irish Tourist Association File states that Elmhall is said to have been burnt in 1798. Only some fragments of walls remain at the site.
Athavallie	The house at Moat was the main residence of the Lynch Blosses in the 18th and the early 19th century. In 1786 Wilson refers to Moat, the seat of Sir Henry L. Blosse. A fire destroyed the original house in 1808. It was rebuilt and is marked on the first Ordnance Survey map as Attavally. The Lynch Blosse family were absentee landlords for most of the 19th century. In 1894 the house was recorded as the seat of Sir Henry Lynch-Blosse. Later the house became a community school run by the St Louis nuns. It is now known as Balla Secondary Schoool.
Castlecarra	Granted to Sir Henry Lynch after the Restoration, it was the family's main home in county Mayo for much of the 18th century. In 1786 Wilson refers to Castle Carra as the seat of Mr. Lynch. The mansion house and offices at Castlecarra were described in 1844 by Samuel Nicholson as "now almost ruins". Castlecarra was leased to the Brownes of Castlecarra at this time and was part of their property for sale in 1852. The ruins of the original tower house are still extant but much of the surroundings are now covered by forestry.
Lagaturrin	The house at Lagaturrin was valued at £6 at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was occupied by William Fitzmaurice. William R. Falkiner lived here in the early 1860s. It is no longer extant.
Brownhall	In 1786 Wilson refers to Brownehall as the seat of George Browne. Described in the Ordnance Survey Name Books of the 1830s as "a handsome, commodious building" . It was held in fee by James Browne at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when the house was valued at £25. It is no longer extant.
Mount Pleasant	Home of George Mahon in 1814 and of Charles G. Mahon in the 1850s when the house was valued at over £22. It is no longer extant.
Mount Browne	A house built in the early 18th century and used by the first generations of Brownes at Westport. Wilson describes it as the seat of Mr. Browne in 1786. It was later occupied by Denis Browne, Member of Parliament, brother of the 1st Marquess of Sligo, and other family members. It was leased by John D. Browne from the Marquess of Sligo's estate at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £30. The Irish Tourist Association file of the 1940s states that the mansion had been demolished.
Knockranny	A house in the town of Westport occupied by the Livingstones. It was valued at £40 at the time of Griffith's Valuation which included the house, offices, gate lodge and another lodge. This may have been the house marked on the first Ordnance Survey map as Westport Lodge. This building now forms part of the Sacred Heart School complex.
Ballinafad	Bence Jones states that the house was built in 1827 and was sold to the African Missionary Brothers circa 1908 by Lieutenant Colonel Llewellyn Blake of Ballinafad and Cloghballymore, county Galway. It is recorded as his seat in 1894. The Irish Tourist Association File states that the house was donated to the African Missionary Brothers by Colonel Blake and that a new wing was added in 1932. For sale in 2012.
Ballynew House	In the 18th century Ballynew was the home of a branch of the Miller family of Milford, near Kilmaine, county Mayo. In 1777 Robert Miller of Ballynew married a Bridget Young of Harristown, county Roscommon. Ballynew became a Bourke home in the 19th century through a Miller/Bourke marriage. Ballynew is still extant and occupied.
Ballinvilla	The home of the Kearney family in the 18th and 19th centuries. It was held in fee by William Kearney at the time of Griffith's Valuation when it was valued at £10 10s. It is no longer extant.
Breaghwy Lodge	A house known as Breaghwy Lodge was the estate home of the family in the early 19th century. In 1786 Wilson refers to Breafy as the seat of Mr. Browne. This building was later replaced by a large Victorian house which was the residence of D.A Browne in 1894. It now functions as Breaffy House Hotel,
Bridgemount House (Drum)	The home of the Acton family in the 19th century and the seat of G.H.Acton in 1894. At the time of Griffith's Valuation it was held in fee by George Acton and valued at £10. It was later the home of the Coyne family and is still extant and occupied.
Carnacon House	Home of the McDonnell family in the early 19th century and probably earlier as local sources suggest General James McDonnell, who fought in the 1798 Rebellion, was born there. In 1844 described by Samuel Nicholson as "neat and comfortable, prettily situated upon the lake and ornamented by thriving plantations". It was purchased by the Hughes family in the 1940s and is still in their possession.
Castlelucas	A house belonging to the Blakes of Ballinafad, let to Lieutenant Hugh Ryan in 1814 and to Mrs Phibbs in the 1830s who subleased to George Ormsby of the Ballinamore family. At the time of Griffith's Valuation, it was leased by Matthew Phibbs from Mark Blake and valued at £5. It is no longer extant.
Clogher	According to Bence Jones this house was built circa 1798 though Wilson refers to a house at Clogher as the seat of Patrick Lynch in 1786. In 1844 Samuel Nicholson described Clogher House as "amongst the largest and the best in the Country, and appears to be kept in excellent order". Patrick C. Lynch was leasing it from Sir Robert H. Blosse at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £40. It was in the ownership of the Fitzgerald Kenney family at the beginning of the 20th century and is now a ruin.
Errew	An unoccupied house and offices valued at £11 were held by James Hardiman at the time of Griffith's Valuation. A school and monastery are shown on the 25-inch Ordnance Survey map of this area in the 1890s. These buildings are still extant.
Fisherhill	Occupied by Major Blake in the early 19th century. Fisherhill and the lands of Carheens, were leased by Richard D'Arcy of New Forest, county Galway to Edward Cheevers of Killyan, county Galway on 23 Mar 1858. In 1879 Robert Ireland advertised for sale his interest in Cheevers lease. A. C. Larminie lived here in the late 19th century. Now the home of the McGreal family.
Fortlawn Cottage	William Mulrooney held this property in fee at the time of Griffith's Valuation when it was valued at £5. It is labelled as Fortlawn Cottage on both the 1st and 25-inch edition Ordnance Survey maps. A house is still extant at the site.
The Grove	At the time of the first Ordnance Survey the house was described as the former residence of Captain Bourke. It became the home of James Faulkner in the late 1860s until his death in 1911. It was used as a nursing home from 1926. In 1993 it was sold and rebuilt as luxury apartments.
Hawthorn Lodge	Mulloy writes that in 1789 this house was leased by George O'Malley from the Ellison family and that the O'Malleys lived there until the late 19th century. It was generally known as 'Lodge'. The house was sold to the Carson family in 1905. Charles O'Malley and his son, St Clair O'Malley, were agents to the Earls of Lucan. This house appears to be named Tallyhoe, the residence of Cuffe esquire, on the Taylor and Skinner map. Hawthorn Lodge is still extant and has been occupied by descendants of George O'Malley since the 1990s.
Hazelrock Lodge	Valued at £5 at the time of Griffith's Valuation and held by the Honourable George Frederick Yelverton from Viscount Avonmore. The National Inventory of Architectural Heritage contends that it was built in the early nineteenth century for Barry John Yelverton, third Viscount Avonmore. It is now a ruin.
Kilboyne	Described at the time of the first Ordnance Survey as a 'good house surrounded by a neat but small demesne'. At the time of Griffith's Valuation it was held in fee by Sir Samuel O'Malley and valued at £12. A modern house exists at the site now.
Kinturk	A residence of the Bourke family in the early 19th century, situated beside Kinturk Castle. In 1786 Wilson refers to it as the seat of Mr. Burke. The townland was in the possession of Rev. H.N. Ormsby at the time of Griffith's Valuation.
Knockmore	Leased by Thomas Ormsby from Lord Kilmaine at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when the property was valued at £13. The ruins of this house were still extant in the 1980s but the house is now demolished and a modern residence erected on the site. The old farm buildings still remain.
Lakeland	John Ormsby, a younger son of Thomas Ormsby of Ballinamore, lived at Lakeland at the beginning of the 19th century. At the time of Griffith's Valuation, it was leased from Lord Kilmaine by Peter Rutledge Phibbs and valued at £5. It is no longer extant.
The Lawn	Castlebar House was burnt in 1798. When resident in Castlebar in the 19th century the Earls of Lucan lived in the lodge known as 'The Lawn', described in the Ordnance Survey Name Books as the residence of St Clair O'Malley, who was agent to the Earls of Lucan in the 1830s. Castlebar House is referred to as the seat of the Earls of Lucan in 1894. This building is now part of a school complex.
Partry House	Bence-Jones describes the house, situated on the shore of Lough Carra, as Georgian with a Wyatt window above the porch. It is likely that it incorporates an earlier house built in the latter part of the 17th century. In 1786 Wilson mentions "Cloonlagheen" as the seat of Mr. Lynch. It was the seat of the Lynch/Blosse Lynch family for three centuries. At the time of Griffith's Valuation, it was held in fee by Henry Lynch Blosse and valued at £14. Owned briefly by David Shaw Smith in the 1990s, now the home of Lorraine O'Donoghue.
Pheasant Hill	A Sheridan home from the late 18th century to the late 19th century. Wilson, writing in 1786, refers to "Dan" as the seat of Mr. Sheridan. By the time of Griffith's Valuation it was held by John Sheridan from the Earl of Lucan's estate with a valuation of £3. It is not shown on the 25-inch map of the 1890s and modern buildings exist in the area now.
Portroyal	In 1786 Wilson refers to Port Royal as the seat of Mr. Gildea. At the time of Griffith's Valuation, the townland was in the possession of James and Anthony Knox Gildea and the house was valued at £2 10s. The house is not shown on the 25-inch Ordnance Survey map of the 1890s.
Raheens	A house south west of Castlebar, noted by Wilson as the seat of A.N. Browne in 1786. Held by the Browne family from their relatives the Lords Kilmaine. At the time of Griffith's Valuation, it was occupied by Henry Browne and valued at over £16. It is now a ruin.
Rocklands	A house occupied by various agents to the Earls of Lucan, including Ellison, Davis and Larminie. In 1786 Wilson refers to it as the seat of Mr. Ellison. At the time of Griffith's Valuation, it was occupied by Neal Davis, holding from the Earl of Lucan, and valued at £15. The site appears to be occupied by a larger modern building.
St Audries	An 18th century house on the shore of Saleens Lake on the outskirts of Castlebar, named after the home of the 1st Countess in Somerset, England. St Audries was leased to Owen Lindsey in 1769 and his family maintained an interest in the property and the farm at Drumsheen until the early 19th century. The Reverend Archdeacon Warburton was living in the house in 1814. By the time of the first Ordnance Survey the house was in ruins.
Snugborough	A property leased from the Brownes of Raheens, the O'Malleys built a house here in 1765, costing £900. It was badly damaged in 1798 and was recorded to be in a dilapidated state in the Ordnance Survey Name Books. It is labelled as Snugborough House on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey map of 1838 but is not labelled on the later 25-inch edition and nothing now remains.
Spencer Park	A house occupied by a junior branch of the Burrishoole family descended from Patrick O'Malley. They held the house during the second half of the 18th century and much of the 19th century from the Earls of Lucan. By the time of Griffith's Valuation it was occupied by John C. Larminie. In 1858 Larminie sold his interest in the O'Malley's lease of Spencer Park, which had been renewed on 7 Oct 1842 for three lives or 31 years. The Freeman's Journal reported that it was purchased in trust by Mr. Jordan. The site is now occupied by modern housing.
Thomastown	Thomastown was originally leased by Christopher Bowen to Francis Lambert in 1777. It was the residence of Thomas Valentine Clendining in the first half of the 19th century. The unoccupied house was held by Charles G. Mahon at the time of Griffith's Valuation when it was valued at £30. Some buildings survive at the site.
Toormakeady Lodge	Robert Graham in 1836 refers to "Mr Plunket's cottage residence" while in 1837 Lewis describes it as a summer lodge of Dean Plunkets. Sold in 1876 to the Mitchell family of Bradford. Restored in the 1960s and used as a guest house.
Towerhill	A late 18th century house, occupied by the Blakes until the mid 20th century, now a ruin. 1n 1894 Slater refers to it as the seat of Colonel Maurice Blake. It was valued at £60 at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was occupied by Valentine O'Conor Blake.
Windsor House	In 1786 Wilson referss to Breandrum as the seat of Mr. McDonnell. A house valued at £40 was held by Colonel James McAlpine at Breandrum or Windsor at the time of Griffith's Valuation. The original house has been replaced by a modern building.
Mount Gordon	An 18th century house, occupied in the 1770s by 'Garden' [Gardiner]. Wilson refers to it as the seat of Mr. Garden [Gardiner] in 1786. It was occupied by Mary Boyd at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when the house was valued at £43. It is still extant and occupied.
Cloonee	A house built circa 1760, sometimes known as Lakeview. It was occupied in the late 1770s by a member of the Browne family and from the early 19th century by the Blakes. Thomas Walsh was the occupier at the time of Griffith's Valuation. He held the property from Colonel Charles Knox. Cloonee was the home of William Creagh Burke in the early 20th century. The "Connaught Telegraph" of 9 March 1935 reported the sudden death of William C. Burke of Lakeview in the Main Street of Ballinrobe when a fair was taking place. The property passed by marriage to the Ruttledge family of Bloomfield. see www.clooneehouse.com/
Springvale	Springvale was noted by Lewis as the home of Henry Joseph Blake in 1837. At the time of Griffith's Valuation the house was leased by Henry Blake from Joseph H. Bath and was valued at £8. A substantial corn mill in the townland, valued at £25, was leased by Henry Blake to Patrick Tierney at the same time. The house was later the residence of the Mayne family. It is still extant and occupied. The mill building is also still visible.
Cuslough	Lewis describes this house as formerly a 'seat of Lord Tyrawley and now of R.Livesay'. At the time of Griffith's Valuation it was occupied by Richard Livesay, leasing from Colonel Charles Knox, when the house was valued at £12. It stood close to the ruins of Cuslough Castle.
Curramore House	Bence Jones dates this house as circa 1830. At the time of Griffith's Valuation it was occupied by Geoffrey Martyn and valued at £20. It was still in the possession of the Martyn family in the mid 1920s. Curramore is still extant and occupied.
Liskilleen	Built by Courtney Kenny in 1862. He was also the owner of the townland at the time of Griffith's Valuation when a herd's house existed there. It is still extant and occupied.
Togher	Originally a Lambert residence but occupied by George Ruttledge by 1837. It was held in fee by John Hood at the time of Griffith's Valuation when it was valued at £13.. It became the home of his fourth son, Charles Ralph Hood. This house is now completely demolished.
Bloomfield	Built circa 1776, it was the seat of the Ruttledge family. At the time of Griffith's Valuation it was held in fee by Robert Ruttledge and valued at £50. It was also the seat of Robert Ruttledge in 1894. Sold to the Land Commission in 1924 and later abandoned following a fire.
Newbrook	In 1786 Wilson mentions Newbrook, the "elegant and delightful seat" of Henry Bingham. This house burnt down in 1837 and was not rebuilt. Only a small amount of the walls of the house remain but the yard buildings are still in use.
Summerhill House (Kilmaine)	The residence of Parsons Persse, agent to Lord Clanmorris, at the time of Griffith's Valuation when the house was valued at £8. Summerhill no longer exists but the yard buildings still remain.
Beechgrove	This house was leased by George Rutledge from Robert Fair at the time of Griffith's Valuation when it was valued at £10. Beechgrove was noted by Lewis as a residence of the Brannick family in 1837. It is still extant but unoccupied.
Brownstown	In 1786 Wilson refers to Brownstown as the seat of Mr. Browne. This house is shown on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey map but marked 'in ruins' on the later 25-inch edition. The townland was in the possession of George Browne at the time of Griffith's Valuation. The Irish Tourist Association file describes the house as a 3-storey T shaped plain residence, uninhabited for about 60 years.
Cornfield	Cornfield was the original Ruttledge home in the Hollymount area and continued to be lived in by family members until the 20th century, although it was replaced as the family's principal residence by Bloomfield. In 1786 Wilson refers to it as the seat of Mr. Ruttledge. In the mid 19th century it was the home of Thomas Ruttledge who married Jane Fair. He was leasing from Robert Ruttledge and the buildings were valued at £20. The existing dwelling is part of the original house, as are the ruins beside it. Local sources suggest that portions of the original house were demolished when the property was acquired by the Land Commission and some of the stone used to build houses in Hollymount village
Garriestown	This was a Walsh family home in the 19th century. At the time of Griffith's Valuation the house was leased by Thomas Walsh from Robert Rutledge when it was valued at £11. Garriestown is now a large farming enterprise and the house is still lived in.
Coarsefield	The Grays were in possession of Coarsefield by the late 1830s. The present house was probably built by the Tighe family who bought Coarsefield from the Grays and sold it to the Stephens family in the early 20th century.
Drimbawn	Built by Catherine Plunket and now owned by the Wilson family. At the time of Griffith's Valuation it was occupied by Catherine Plunkett leasing from the Lynch Blosse estate when the house was valued at almost £5.
Creagh's Villa	At the time of Griffith's Valuation, this property appears to be have been leased by Mary Boyd fron the Lucan estate when it was valued at £12. In the 1870s it was the residence of Bernard Peyton. It was destroyed by fire in 1996 and subsequently demolished to make way for the Lough Lannagh holiday complex which includes a building similar to the design of the original house.
Oory/Coarsefield	It is probable that the townland of Coarsefield was part of Oory in the 18th century and that Oory was divided into two townlands at the time of the first Ordnance Survey. The remains of an old house are still visible at Coarsefield, close to the present house, and it is believed that this was Oory House, home of the Bourkes and later owned by the Nettervilles. In 1814 "Course-field" belonged to James Netterville. The sales rental of the Gray estate of Coarsefield in 1861 refers to one wall remaining of the old Netterville house.
Castleburke	A home of the Bourke family and their descendants. Occupied by Patrick Horan in 1814 and from 1821 James Tuohy was the tenant. The castle was in ruins by the time of the first Ordnance Survey circa 1838. It is now owned by Eamonn de Burca.
Kinnewry House	Home of Charles Crotty in the second half of the 19th century. The grid reference for this property is approximate.
Rockstown	Marked on the first edition Ordnance Survey map this house was occupied by William Nally at the time of Griffith's Valuation and held from the Lynch Blosses. The National Inventory of Architectural Heritage notes its connections with P.W. Nally, a member of the Irish Republican Brotherhood and a well-known late nineteenth century athlete influential in the founding of the Gaelic Athletic Association. The house is now a ruin.